How to paint Deathrattle Skeletons

In this video I'll be painting up a Deathrattle Skeleton. This particular one is the standard from Warhammer Quest: Cursed City, but looking at the standalone packs they're all pretty similar. They all have some incredibly dynamic cloth be it the flag or the robes they're wearing, and they're a great opportunity to practice highlighting them and really bringing out the colours.
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[@timf7354]

Wow! That looks very nice. I'm sure, in person, it looks even better! The camera zoom plus big monitors really shows a lot more than what your eyes will see and blend together in person. TL;DR; Questions: 1) Ever prime/paint miniatures on the sprue? Or always fully assembled? 2) Ever used Speed Paints? 3) What's good to protect the final paint, similar to cars having clear coat layers over the colored undercoat? I just picked up Cursed City. I know I'm late to the WHQ party, in general. It's my first WHQ game or Warhammer miniatures in general. It only took a few hours to assemble all the miniatures, but halfway through, I wondered if I should've primed or painted any of it before gluing them together. So, that's one of my questions, do you ever prime or paint any Warhammer miniatures on the sprues? Or do you prefer to paint them after assembly, since the primer/paint can mess with the glues? And my other question is if you've ever used Army Painter Speed Paints? I'm a novice at painting miniatures and I think my #1 issue is feeling like I'll never have enough time to paint them with multiple layers, like you did in this video. Thus, I have been painting other board game miniatures with Speed Paints, but each miniature, just putting on 5-8 different colors takes me an hour or more. Also, I'm getting older, so must use a magnifier on a headband with light and my neck is so sore after 3 or 4 minis. Any tips besides taking more breaks? :)

[@BrushandBoltgun]

You know, I totally get you about the sore neck and eyesight! I’ve found sitting back in my chair properly and propping my arms up so the miniature is in front of me rather than being hunched over has helped a lot. I still hunch over eventually, but I try and stay upright when possible/when I remember 🤣🙌 I try and undercoat on the sprues with spray. Works a treat - I did used to paint some minis on the sprue, but realised in doing that I couldn’t game with them for aaaaaaages. Now I paint them pre built, and ignore the bits I can’t reach with the brush. 9/10 you can’t see those bits unless you look hard at them :) I’ve used GW contrasts and they’re superb - head good things about the speed paints but never tried them myself. For getting an army ready quickly you can’t go wrong. Did a poxwalker vid with contrasts and it came out fab. :)

[@TheNinetitle]

just in time, mine just came today :D

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Waheeey! Excellent news TheNineTitle, glad I managed to get it uploaded in time! :)

[@WrathRuin]

Great looking model man. Really makes me want a vamp army! Keep em coming dude.

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Cheers Bjorn, very much appreciated! :) Haha, same here, I've ordered a few more bits to paint up, but the Vampire Counts were an army I collected models for but never played years ago. :) Can see some more appearing in the future! :)

[@WrathRuin]

@@BrushandBoltgun Awesome. Looking forward to it.

[@frontroomgaming2311]

Fantastic Rob. I do like the colour scheme.

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Cheers Jono, very much appreciated! :) Yeah, they really picked a nice scheme for them. I'm glad I found another use for Sons of Horus Green! :)

[@wolfgangcomacho]

that guy looks real good. great video.

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Cheers Colin, very much appreciated! :)

[@legiox217]

Sweet!!! Just bought some of these and am going to have a go at them soon. Amazing how quickly you're able to get to the "you could stop right here" stage. A bit more mixing then I'm used to, but I think I get the idea, just will have to feel out the ratios. How much are you thinning your paints? Your brush strokes and paint consistency seem great. I usually end up over-thinning whilst using my wet palette, but too "dry" and I get streaks. Cheers p.s. have you discovered any tips 2 years later for these models specifically or something you'd do different?

[@spacetoy4584]

Awesome work

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Cheers Spacetoy, very much appreciated! :) Have you played it yet? :)

[@dangerouslycheezy5429]

Is this from a different box then the 20x deathrattle skellie box? I ask because the flag pole is different then the one in the box. (Yours is cooler) lol

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Cheers Dangerously, very much appreciated! :) It's the banner fellow from Cursed City. Some of the Deathrattle miniatures are just lovely. Need to get some for my Gravelords! :)

[@Born_Stellar]

Just built a bunch of skeletons and still deciding a scheme, the red does look really good though.

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Cheers Necrodead, very much appreciated! :) What colours are you thinking? :)

[@Thurisazz1]

I'm a noob and just got these guys as my first box. Have yet to paint them as I'm still building a few. Their damn legs are so easy to break lol.

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Pfft, everyone starts somewhere - funnily enough I’ve just bought my first box of them to finish off a gravelords army - I’m expecting a lot of snappage! 🤣🤣

[@christopheravila6649]

Cool.🔥

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Cheers Christopher, very much appreciated! :)

[@fallocritico]

can't wait for the new vampires :3

[@BrushandBoltgun]

I saw this yesterday morning and didn't want to ruin the surprise! haha :) Cheers Time Lord, very much appreciated! :)

[@fallocritico]

@@BrushandBoltgun yeah!!! it was amazing to open youtube and find the new video!

[@megajohnson1984]

Could you please list all the paints used here ?

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Hi Megajohnson1984, thanks for watching. There’s a full list of paints in the description beneath each video. :)

[@assman9092]

nice job , love the black armor. i do think your process is a little time consuming when painting 40 guys though.

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Cheers Assman909, very much appreciated! :) Aye, it would take longer, you can always drop a few highlights or layers, or do the same types of red for inside and outside the robes. :)

[@megajohnson1984]

@@BrushandBoltgun hi there, could I be a pain and ask you to list the paints used here for me, as I love the way you have done these and I’d like to follow the steps. Thanks

[@pragmatize]

Sorry if this has been asked before but what do you use as a base coat before painting? (if anything)

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Hey Pragmatize, thanks for watching! :) I spray the sprues with Halford's Matt Black Primer before assembly and then paint directly onto that. Really good for priming miniatures that stuff. :)

[@pragmatize]

@@BrushandBoltgun thanks so much for responding, will Bob down there today. Do you use any varnish or anything after for protection?

[@BrushandBoltgun]

@@pragmatize I use the Halford’s Matt Lacquer to protect them. It’s really good stuff! :)

[@pragmatize]

@@BrushandBoltgun thanks Rob, just learning so this is all golden advice. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Not a problem, happy to help. Used the Halfords matt black primer and matt lacquer for years, it’s great for miniatures. :)

[@jake53105]

God these skellies are a bitch to assemble. The leg bones are so thin! Great work though.

[@BrushandBoltgun]

Cheers J McGrath, very much appreciated! :) I've not tried the standalone box of them, but I nearly popped a few legs on the ones in Cursed City! haha